Been messing around with all my kit laid out, seeing what works and what doesnt fit.
Im coming up quite heavy. What do you think?
What weight would you expect to carry for jaunts out from a base camp, with just a 35-45 litre daypack, standing still, often times, to listen to instructors, or being active, building snowshoes, quinzes, then stood still again, fishing etc. Possibly down to -40 degrees.
You have to bring your own snacks. I think Im going to be looking at about 18-19Kg! with snacks and water included
Frost River Daypack. 11.3kg
With Kingsize thermo extreme Jerven Bag rolled up and strapped to top with leather straps. [Not in its stuff sack] This is my mothership jacket, as well as a bivy bag on a night.
Main Compartment:
1 Nalgene bottle in a neoprene/mylar sleeve I made, in one side pocket.
Small microfibre towel in aloksack in other side pocket. Along with a thin green pasted strop, 10lb fishing line, paracord, tarred bank like, and a few of my own rubber fishing lures in a small alumium brit army cigarette case. And a speedhook.
Some dental floss, small hank of copper wire.
x3 pairs of Swedish Army Wool socks/ m90 gauntlet gloves, with dachstein inners/ushanka hat/merino and possum beanie, and merino/possum buff in one dry bag.
Spare 15 litre dry bag marked garbage.
One dry bag with a 400g woolpower top in it.
Foam CFF Mat cut to fit pack, for back support and to sit/kneel on.
White Swedish army windproof cotton overtrousers.
Jerven stuff sack. [Made out of same stuff as bag, good for keeping miscellanious items from freezing.]
Neoprene Knee brace/support.
Small breathable cotton bag, with snow goggles in, spare hestra glove liners.
A Bob duludstrude bow saw, in a cordura bag, with a spare blade, and a thin foot long aluminium blow tube for the fire, insulated at mouth end.
14cm Zebra Billy, 5Litre sea/summit kitchen sink in top. Small Bottle eco friendly camp suds.
Lightweight anodised aluminium primus eta bowl, with grips and spork.
And a small cut off of non metal pan scrub.
One Dave Budd tomahawk
Ranger beads on one front strap, leather pouch with silva 15tdcl on other front pouch.
Ortlieb map case, with map.
Front zipped compartment; zebra headtorch, 4 spare batteries eneloop Small folding knife in a small hardcase. Toilet kit in small xs dry bag, hand snanitizer TP, small gas lighter, and wet wipes.
A bungee strap to act as belt for the jerven bag. Thin stainless steel chain, 1metre long for tripod.
SASS double ventile Smock pockets: 2.7kg.
Coyote fur ruff.
Contact gloves
Powergen pack and apple Iphone inside close to body, along with brass zippo.
Tinder bag, containing small amounts of charcloth, resinous fat wood, powdered compressed natural firelighters. in a tobacco pouch in an XS dry bag.
Large rubber swedish fold a cup.
two packets of wet wipes [x10 per pack] wool handkerchiefs, [cut up scarf]
small notebook with cut down pencils in small plastic bag
1 spare firesteel in small leather pouch in side arm pocket.
Sunglasses Maui Jims in hardcase.
Snacks? Idiot string hestra gloves.
Then Ive got the belt kit as well. Weight about: 2.7kg
PB bushcraft knife in leather sheath, Laplander, leather sheath, snow brush, possibles pouch, including sewing kit, fire kit in a tobacco tin, awl, slow match, flint and steel, charcloth and jute. Small aluminium brit army ciggy tube, with 50 brit army stormproof matches.
DC4, flat duct tape, chapstick, mini hand moisturiser, maxped with empty flask, whistle. Firesteel on pararcord, to belt, detachable clip in pocket.
[At times tomahawk may be hanging from belt, and maxped flask clipped to outside of pack.]
[Lacking snow spikes]
So thats 16.7 kg, on my upper body, without daily snacks and water, and not including the weight of my other layers, like Swanddri bushshirt, 200g woolpower top, woolpower leggings, swedish woolen m39 army pants, with cuts kit in pocket, puttees, Sorel caribou boots or us moccasins/snowshoes..
What would you sub zero fellas say about that?
Would you carry less or more than that for a days jaunt?
Im coming up quite heavy. What do you think?
What weight would you expect to carry for jaunts out from a base camp, with just a 35-45 litre daypack, standing still, often times, to listen to instructors, or being active, building snowshoes, quinzes, then stood still again, fishing etc. Possibly down to -40 degrees.
You have to bring your own snacks. I think Im going to be looking at about 18-19Kg! with snacks and water included
Frost River Daypack. 11.3kg
With Kingsize thermo extreme Jerven Bag rolled up and strapped to top with leather straps. [Not in its stuff sack] This is my mothership jacket, as well as a bivy bag on a night.
Main Compartment:
1 Nalgene bottle in a neoprene/mylar sleeve I made, in one side pocket.
Small microfibre towel in aloksack in other side pocket. Along with a thin green pasted strop, 10lb fishing line, paracord, tarred bank like, and a few of my own rubber fishing lures in a small alumium brit army cigarette case. And a speedhook.
Some dental floss, small hank of copper wire.
x3 pairs of Swedish Army Wool socks/ m90 gauntlet gloves, with dachstein inners/ushanka hat/merino and possum beanie, and merino/possum buff in one dry bag.
Spare 15 litre dry bag marked garbage.
One dry bag with a 400g woolpower top in it.
Foam CFF Mat cut to fit pack, for back support and to sit/kneel on.
White Swedish army windproof cotton overtrousers.
Jerven stuff sack. [Made out of same stuff as bag, good for keeping miscellanious items from freezing.]
Neoprene Knee brace/support.
Small breathable cotton bag, with snow goggles in, spare hestra glove liners.
A Bob duludstrude bow saw, in a cordura bag, with a spare blade, and a thin foot long aluminium blow tube for the fire, insulated at mouth end.
14cm Zebra Billy, 5Litre sea/summit kitchen sink in top. Small Bottle eco friendly camp suds.
Lightweight anodised aluminium primus eta bowl, with grips and spork.
And a small cut off of non metal pan scrub.
One Dave Budd tomahawk
Ranger beads on one front strap, leather pouch with silva 15tdcl on other front pouch.
Ortlieb map case, with map.
Front zipped compartment; zebra headtorch, 4 spare batteries eneloop Small folding knife in a small hardcase. Toilet kit in small xs dry bag, hand snanitizer TP, small gas lighter, and wet wipes.
A bungee strap to act as belt for the jerven bag. Thin stainless steel chain, 1metre long for tripod.
SASS double ventile Smock pockets: 2.7kg.
Coyote fur ruff.
Contact gloves
Powergen pack and apple Iphone inside close to body, along with brass zippo.
Tinder bag, containing small amounts of charcloth, resinous fat wood, powdered compressed natural firelighters. in a tobacco pouch in an XS dry bag.
Large rubber swedish fold a cup.
two packets of wet wipes [x10 per pack] wool handkerchiefs, [cut up scarf]
small notebook with cut down pencils in small plastic bag
1 spare firesteel in small leather pouch in side arm pocket.
Sunglasses Maui Jims in hardcase.
Snacks? Idiot string hestra gloves.
Then Ive got the belt kit as well. Weight about: 2.7kg
PB bushcraft knife in leather sheath, Laplander, leather sheath, snow brush, possibles pouch, including sewing kit, fire kit in a tobacco tin, awl, slow match, flint and steel, charcloth and jute. Small aluminium brit army ciggy tube, with 50 brit army stormproof matches.
DC4, flat duct tape, chapstick, mini hand moisturiser, maxped with empty flask, whistle. Firesteel on pararcord, to belt, detachable clip in pocket.
[At times tomahawk may be hanging from belt, and maxped flask clipped to outside of pack.]
[Lacking snow spikes]
So thats 16.7 kg, on my upper body, without daily snacks and water, and not including the weight of my other layers, like Swanddri bushshirt, 200g woolpower top, woolpower leggings, swedish woolen m39 army pants, with cuts kit in pocket, puttees, Sorel caribou boots or us moccasins/snowshoes..
What would you sub zero fellas say about that?
Would you carry less or more than that for a days jaunt?
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